“W” is for Westos. Carolina colonists learned of this powerful Native American Savannah River nation soon after arrival.

“T” is for Timothy, Lewis (d.1757). Newspaper publisher.

“S” is for Saluda (Saluda County; 2020 population 3,603).

“C” is for Carolina bays. Carolina bays are elliptical, shallow depressions found on unconsolidated sediments of the coastal plain region of eastern North America from Maryland to Florida.

"A” is for Allston, Washington (1779-1843). Painter, writer.

“S” is for Sea Islands. Scattered along the state’s approximately 185 miles of coastline, South Carolina’s Sea Islands shelter the mainland from storms and erosion.

“R” is for Robertson, Thomas James (1823-1897). U.S. senator. A native of Winnsboro, Robertson graduated from the South Carolina College.

“P” is for Piedmont. One of six landform regions in South Carolina the Piedmont is defined by high hills to the north that give way to rolling hills at the center of the state.

“M” is for McNair, Ronald Erwin (1950-1986). Astronaut. A native of Lake City, McNair earned a Ph.D. in physics from M.I.T. While at M.I.T. he specialized in quantum electronics and molecular spectroscopy, conducting significant work in the development of laser technology.

“M” is for McNair, Robert Evander (1923-2007). Attorney, legislator, governor.

“L” is for Lizard Man. In midsummer 1988 a Lee County teenager spotted the Lizard Man.